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I'm freaking out!

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Okay, I just went in to feed my fish and cats (because I need to go babysit my nieces), and when I got to Grimsby's tank, I couldn't see him at all...

I glanced over to the sump, and there he was! Somehow he had apparently gotten into the overflow and sucked into the sump. :( And now he's missing his left pectoral fin. I'm freaking out a bit and don't know what to do!

He's never had a problem swimming around the tank, even though the overall overturn of water has to be higher than it was with the filter that came with the tank. Now I'm unsure about the safety of the system. I really can't afford to shut off the filter, but I don't know what to do otherwise to keep him safe, and I won't even be home for several hours!

sorry about your betta. hope all goes well with him
do you have any porous fabric you can place over the overflow - like cheese clothe or even a some net from one of your fish nets?

I tried covering the overflow with foam and again with craft mesh when I was first setting it up, but anything close to it causes too many bubbles that break the siphon. I have craft mesh placed further out to keep floating plants away, but that does nothing to keep him safe.